369 CDUS44 KLCH 221452 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 951 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 67 524 PM 86 1932 73 -6 78 1910 MINIMUM 53 1145 PM 30 1996 53 0 63 AVERAGE 60 63 -3 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 2.18 1927 0.11 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.21 2.38 4.83 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 7.21 2.38 4.83 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 21.38 11.22 10.16 5.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1914 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 4 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 40 115 -75 78 SINCE MAR 1 40 115 -75 78 SINCE JUL 1 863 1328 -465 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 104 31 73 37 SINCE MAR 1 104 31 73 37 SINCE JAN 1 190 57 133 76 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 56 500 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1968 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$